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‘Act NOW’ or ‘Act LATER’ makes a huge difference in achieving success. Our mind is capable enough to support us either way. If you are an ‘act now’ type of person, then even after taking action if you are stuck-up, your subconscious mind will provide you guidance. This guidance will be good enough to move further in the right direction.
If you are an ‘act later’ type of person, then this mind only will fill all the available time with unimportant and unuseful tasks. You will make yourself busy and feel that you cannot spare any amount of time from your schedule. This mentality is sufficient enough to kill so many dreams and goals. In fact, it’s near the top of the list of reasons why our society is filled with stress, regret, and frustration.
The below insightful excerpt is from ‘6 Months to 6 Figures’ by Peter Voogd.
Take Care of Today
If you want real change, you must change something you do daily and adopt this perspective right away. There will never be a right time and if you’re waiting for the perfect time, you’ll be waiting for a long time. There is NO tomorrow for champions and you’ll find urgency evident in every leader.
Now, if you take care of today, tomorrow takes care of itself. If you take care of your days, your weeks take care of themselves. And if you take care of your weeks, your months take care of themselves. If you take care of your months, your years are exceptional. I’m confidently assuming you’re ready to make quantum leaps in your life. Here’s how you start. Make the most of today, then tomorrow, then the next day. Most people spend the first half of their life saying they’re too young and the second half saying they’re too old.
People like to be financially free by the time you’re 65 years old. Unfortunately, that’s not reality. At age 65, as reported by the Social Security Board in Washington, D.C.:
- 69% of American people are dependent on relatives, friends, or charities.
- 29% are still working.
- 2% are financially independent.
Becoming that 2% starts with urgency, and you MUST have a sense of urgency if you’re serious about success. Do you think those struggling in their 30s, 40s, and 50s told themselves they were going to struggle when they were older? Of course not. If you talked to them when they were younger, they were confident they would have their dream house, dream job, have lots of money, and be enjoying life to the fullest. What happened? They never told themselves NOW matters and they didn’t connect their daily actions with their future goals. Don’t fall into the same trap.
Progress is a Great Motivator
The people who will be unstoppable over the next two to five years have the vision to live differently than those around them. They have a strong vision for the path less traveled, a vision for the extraordinary life, financial freedom, flexible lifestyle, and ultimately, a fulfilled life. The vision isn’t enough on its own. You must have a sense of urgency and attach everything you’re doing to your future self. The time is NOW and it’s time to take full responsibility for your future. If you want success bad enough, you’ll find a way to create it. Opportunities are only opportunities if you’re taking full advantage of them. It won’t be easy, but if you take it day by day, you’ll start to see real progress. Progress is a great motivator.
Our economy is in desperate need of leaders, so take it upon yourself to become the best version of yourself. If you don’t have a plan for building a great life, you will fall into someone else’s plan! Guess what they have planned for you? Not much. It’s how you’re living daily that either makes you unstoppable or stresses you out, so approach every day with confidence and intention and never forget that the only limitations you have are those you place on yourself. Make a concrete decision that you’re going to be the best person you possibly can be for those around you, and for yourself.
There has never been a better time in human history to create, design, craft, build, and live the lifestyle you dream of. Just find a community of like-minded people you can connect with on a regular basis, a community of people with similar goals and ambitions as you. Being around those who can elevate your standards, hold you accountable, and challenge your thinking is priceless.
Elevate Your Game
Now, are you ready to start elevating your game? Are you ready to tell your boss you quit? And are you ready to start that business that creates financial freedom for you and your family? Well good, but that’s not enough. Now comes the part most people forget: Implementation. This is the moment of truth—the moment when you decide to get in the game or remain on the sidelines.
Elevate your perspective, raise your standards, and rebuild your belief system is a great first step, but it is just that, a first step. The key is to make sure that it’s not your last step. It will take a lot of hard work and focus to maintain the motivation and drive for your big ambitions and vision to become a reality. It will take even more work and discipline to stick with it for more than just a few days or weeks. But at the end of the day, all that matters is your answer to this question:
Do you want to be living an exceptional life on
your terms with flexibility and freedom, or do you
want to build somebody else’s dream, instead?
Focus on Becoming Best Version of Yourself
There were two boys who were being raised by a single dad. The dad was trying his best to make ends meet. As you may or may not know, raising two kids can be a challenging task and it’s even tougher trying to do everything by yourself. He was doing everything he could to provide for his boys but kept falling further and further behind. The pressure and demands of being a single dad kept piling up and in the heat of the moment, he snapped and made a decision that would change his family’s life forever. One late evening, desperate for money, he decided to rob a local convenience store.
The store clerk, along with a mother of three, ended up getting shot. After a court hearing, he was sentenced to life in prison. Both his kids ended up going to different qualified foster homes. The unimaginable had happened. They lost both parents. Years went by and the brothers had very different futures. One became extremely successful, ran his own business, and was living the American dream. The other was in and out of jail, got addicted to drugs, and lived a life of struggle.
A journalist was very fascinated and interested in what had happened to the boys. She decided to follow up with them to possibly create a story. She caught up with both boys 15 years later and asked them both the same question:
How did your life end up the way it did?
They both, ironically, had the same answer: “With a father like mine, how else would my life turn out?” Same tragic past, but different perspectives, and with different perspectives come different outcomes. I don’t care what situation you are in, what part of town you are from, or how your last six months have gone. Your past has nothing to do with your future, but your current decisions do. How you respond to what happens is everything.
So from this moment on, make the conscious decision to become the best version of yourself.
